Failure of methiocarb to produce conditioned taste aversion in Carrion Crows consuming Little Tern eggs

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-214

  Catry, Teresa ^a   Granadeiro, José P ^b  

^a Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA)   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Corvus corone; Quail egg; Repellent; Santo Andr Lagoon; Sterna albifrons

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG PREDATION; EGG PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NESTING SUCCESS;

CORVIDAE; CORVUS CORONE; PHASIANIDAE; STERNA ALBIFRONS;

EID: 33746871433     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[211:FOMTPC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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